Setting-machine.



B. B. STIMPSON. SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1911. 9 1,079,996. Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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E. B. STIDZUPSON.- SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1911. 1,079,996.

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Patented Dec. 2,1913.

E. B. STIMPSON. SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION rmm JULY 25, 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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EDWIN BALL STIIVIIPSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SETTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Dec. 2, 1913.

Application filed July 25, 1911. Serial No. GlOA-BS.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, Eowin BALL STIMP- son, a citizen of the lnited States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Setting- Maehines, of which the following is a specifiation.

My present invention relates to a settingmachine including a machine for simultaneously setting a plurality of fastening devices, the particular machine shown being adapted to set eyelets, but by appropriate modifications obvious to those skilled in the art the same machine can be made to simultaneously set aplurality of snapfasteners and the same applies to other fas- .plunger is down.

tening devices.

In the drawings which as stated show one specific form of machine within my inventiom Figure l is a side elevation of a. machine which sets a pair of eyelets si multaneously; Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the reverse side of the upper or body portion of the machine of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a 'tront view of the head looked at from the left in Fig. 2, the plunger being up; Fig. lis the same view with'the parts shown in the positions occupied when the I will now describe the devices of the drawings, reserving it to the claims to point out thenovel features and to'dctine the scope of the invention,- it being understood that the claims will be given due range of equivalents.

l is the base of the machine. 2 the pillar, and 3 the body supported on said pillar. said body having a horizontally extending arm l and a horizontally extending head 5 which overhangs said arm. The head is provided with a pair or'. vertically extending sockets located side by side. One socket is rectangular iu eross-scction and in it slides the plunger 6. in the other socket slides a stem 7 carrying the presser-toot 8. Sup-- ported on the lower end of the plunger (3 is a cross-piece 9 from which in turn depend a pair of driving stems 10. each having the usual telescoping tein ll. adapted when pressed to telescope ul'iwardly into its driv ing stem 10 but normally heing held yielding-1y extended as shown by a coiled spring (not shown) located between it and the driving stem. The resser-foot 8 has a pair of vertical openings through it, alined with the respective driving stems 10 and sufficiently large to receive said stems freely through them. The pressehfoot support ing stem 7 is of course splined or otherwise adapted to its socket to prevent it from rotating therein.

lidesignates a pair of piercing points supported from a block 13 on arm 4t and extending vertically upward in alinement. with the openings in the presser-foot and with the stems l1.

14- is a long horizontally extending arm, pivoted at 15 to the body of the machine a. good distance from the piercing-points 12 and there having openings through it for the passage of said points. 7

16 is a eompressionspring between the block 13 and arm 14 which keeps the latter yieldingly upheld.

'17 is a headed pin passed through an opening in the arm 14 into the block 13 and whose head acts as .a stop limiting the up ward movement of the arm 14 impelled by the spring 16. During the operation of the machine, the work is supported on this arm H. the presser-toot then descends forcing the piercing points through the material and gripping it firmly preparatory to the descent of the driving stems to set the eyelets inthe holes in the material formed by the piercing points.

The plunger 6 is reciproeated vertically by means of a foot. lever acting on togglearms. Thus 18 designates said toggle-arms; the lower of which is pivotallyconnected to the plunger 6 by a pin 10 passing through the slotted, upper end of the plunqer'within which the toggle arm works. The upper toggle arm has an enlargement at its free end from which project t-rnnnions that extend with hearing fit through the arms 5 of a fork in the head 5 of the machine. Upon the free ends of these trunnions are fixedly scoured crank-arms 20 and 21 respectively for purposes soon to be described.

22 is a bell crank lever tulcriuned at 23 (Fig. ii to the hack oi the head of the. machine. its upper arm being connected by a,

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link 24 with the knuckle of the toggle and l side of the machine head 5 acts as a stop its lower arm being connected by a link 25 with the rear end of a foot lever 26 pivoted at 27 to the pillar. The result is that when the foot is applied to the forward end of the lever 26 to press it down, it results in straightening the toggle to lower the plunger (5. On the other hand, releasing the footlever relaxes the toggle and elevates the plunger by reason of the lifting action of the spiral spring 28 connecting the foot. lever with the pillar of the machine.

The above is the means for reciprocating the plunger (3, and driving stems. I will now describe the same for the presser-itoot stem 7:---29 is' a. horizontal link pivoted at one end 30 to the machine-head and at the other 31 to the presser-t'oot stem. 32 is a vertical link connecting said horizontal link 29 at 33 with the crank-arm :20. In this arrangen'ient. the arms 20 and 32, (Fig. l) constitute a pair of toggle-arms which straighten (on the partial down-pressing ot' the foot lever 26) before the main togglearms 18 straighten, with the result that the prcsscr foot; 5 is forced into its down position to drivethe piercing points12 through the material before the plunger (3 is fully carried into its down position. However,

upon the complel ion of the down stroke ol the footlever 26, the main toggle-arms 18 also become straightened and thereby force the plunger 6 and the driving stems l0 and 11 into their fully down position to the eyelets (which theyhave meanwhile picked up from th roadway) into the material.

Describin now the eyelet delivery parts and their OIl(3ltllll()Ii3-'lis the box of a magazine whose base is a plate 35 supporting a pair of roadways {it}. which converge from opposite sides of the magazine .toward the delivery ends of the roadways.

37 is a rearward hollow extension from the upper back portion of the platc lo thereby forming a hopper l'or loading lhennigazine with .(.=yclcls through the open mouth ot' the said hopper. the cover of which is desig- A'rear extension from the hopper is supported between a pair of vertical lll 4!. connecting the roadways. -42 is a siini lai' brace above. having a bolt l threaded therethrough, which by contacting with the 5" to hinge about a horizontat axis. '-X--X in Fig, 2'.

gci'groove ll} and roller 43,

which can be adjusted to stop the motion of the roadways (under the described action of gravity and the spring 2-30) at the point at; which the eyelets in their delivery-ends are in the exact path of the stems 11, so that the latter in their descent thread through said eyelets and pick them out of the road 'ays. lock nut 4.4 secures the stop bolt 43 in its proper stopping position of adjustment. After the stems 11 have. entered the eyelets as aforesaid, the following canimeans automatically carries the roadways outwardly from their position in Fig. 3 to their position in Fig. l: is a roller mounted in central position on the rear side of the brace -ll (Fig. Ll) between the roadways. It rolls in a. vertical cam-groove in the side of the plunger 6, the bottom of said groove having the contour indicated by the dotted line 46 in Fig. 4. so that as the plunger descends beyond the point where the stems 11 have entered the eyelets the roller and the roadways are forced gradually outwardly-the etlccts of which are lirst to disengage the end-eyelets from the roadways and permit; them to be carried (low!) on the stems l1; and seeond:--to put the roadways in a position whichdoes not interfere with the reciprocation of the plunger, in which position the roadways are temporarily locked until automatically released as follows :-'l7 is a pin projecting from the side of the brace 4L connecting theroad 'ays. 48 is an elbow-shaped latch pivoted at t! to the machine head. The lower edge of the horizontal arm of this latch is notched to receive and interlock with the pin 47 and retain the roadways in the outer position into which they are carried by the described coaclion of the plun- I A spring 50 connects the elbow-shaped latch with the 'lOO head of the machine to carry the latch yicldingly into its describcll locking position until. released as tollows:---;\tier the plunger (3 has completed its do'wnstroli'e and the setting stems 10 and 11 have set their eyelets in the material. and utter said parts have reached a point on their up stroke where they are above and llltl'tl til't clear of the ends of th roadway. then a pin fil projecting rearwaiwlly from the plunger (3 strikes the horizontal arm ot the latch 43 during the continued lip-stroke ot' the parts, and discngages the notch of said latch from the roadway pin 47 as shown in Fig. 1-1. so that the roadway then autoiinitically re turns to its aliiied position. preparatory to delivering another pair of eyelets to 'the F'ltlilF ll upon the nextdown stroke of the plunger.

The magazine box 3-1 which is of. the prelerred constructionwith internal grooves,

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etc, shown in my copending application, Serial No. 624173, coiiperates as usual within circular flanges on its base-plate 35, part of which 52 (Fig. 2) is fixed and permanent and parts of which 53 and. 53 on either side are removable or pivotableout of the way as shown at the right in Fig. 2, to uncover the channels in the roadways where they meet with the delivery openings from the magazine box and so relieve any jam at these points. Latches 54 and 54 retain the pivotable flanges in working position. The eyelets by a rotary oscillation of the magazine box 34 are fed therefrom into the channels of both roadways 36. The direct and return rotary oscillations of said box occur simultaneously with the up and down strokes of the plunger 6. Thus 55 (Figs. 2 and 4) is a link connecting crank arm 21 with a crank arm 56 fixed on 'a pin 57 rotatably supported in a bearing through the plate 35. The outer end of this pin extends hrough the sleeve of the box 34 and beyond the topof said box is squared or flattened on the side to fit a correspondingly shaped opening through the center of a spring 58 having radiating spring arms 58 and wing-nut 59 on the reducedthreaded end 57" of this same in, keeps the spring member 58 thereon. The top of the box 84 has radial grooves 34L (Fig. 2) so that the spring arms normally lie in these grooves. Thus the box normally partakes of the same rotary oscillation as the spring arms 58, which in turn are carried by the pin or rock shaft 57, the latter inturn bein rocked by its crank 56 driven by link 55 rom the crank 21. Should however a jam occur of the eyelets in the box 34:, then the spring arms 58 will ride up out of their grooves and slip idly over the top of said box. Whereas the magazine box in the ordinary machine has an intermittent rotary movement always in the same direction, it is to be noted in the machine shown that the box oscillates, the eyelets being delivered at each oscillation to one-or the other roadway alternately.

lVhat I claim is 1. The combination with a supporting frame, of a setting device movably mounted thereon, a magazine pivotally' mounted above its upper end on the frame and swinging toward and from the same, a roadway carried by the lower portion of the maga zinc and having its lower end swinging towa rd and from the setting device, and means for-swinging the magazine and roadway when the setting device is operated.

2. The combination of a magazine, roadways depending from the magazine, verti-' cally reciprocating setting devices, and means for moving the magazine and roadways to and from the setting dev ces, the

A washer aforesaid magazine and roadways vertically depending from a horizontal axis located over the setting devices and above the magazine, from which axis they swing to carry the delivery ends of the roadways into and out of alinement under the setting de vices.

3. The combination of a magazine, a roadway depending from the magazine, vertically reciprocating setting devices, and means for moving the magazine and roadway to and from the setting devices, the aforesaid magazine and roadway vertically depending from a horizontal axis located above the magazine from which axis they swing to carry the delivery end of the roadway into and out of alinement under the setting devices, the delivery end of the road Way being substantially under the aforesaid horizontal axis and the magazine being at one side of said axis.

4. The combination ,of setting-devices, includin a vertically reciprocating plunger,

a driving stem carried by the lower end of said plunger and plunger operating togglearms above it; a magazine comprising a base-plate and its box operatively supported on said plate, said plate depending downwardly from a horizontally extending hinging axis located over the toggle; and a roadway extending downwardly from said plate with its delivery end reaching under the end of the 11 -position of the driving stem and substantially undersaid hingin axis, the magazine being; located at one side of said axis to carry t e roadway toward the driving stem.

5. The combination of setting-devices includin a vertically reciprocating plunger, a driving stem carried by the lower end of the plunger, and plunger operating togglearms above it; a magazine comprising a base-plate and its box operatively supported thereon, said plate depending .ownwardly and having a hollow extension from its up per back portion forming a hopper leading to the magazine-box, said hopper and plate both depending from the same horizontally extending hinging axis located atl, the back of the hopper and over the toggle; and a roadway extending downwardly from said plate with its delivery end reaching under the end of the lip-position of the driving stem and substantially under said hinging axis, the magazine being located at one side of said axis to carry the roadway toward the driving stem.

6. The combination of setting devices including a vertically reciprocating plunger, driving stems carried by said plunger, and toggle arms operating said plunger, a magazine, a pair of roadways supported from the magazine to receive the articles irom the same, the magazine and roadways depending vertically alongside the setting devices from a horizontally extending hinging axis ocated at the to of the magazine over the toggle arms and the delivery ends of the roadways reaching under the up-position of the driving stems, and means for swinging said magazine and roadways to and from the setting devices.

7. The combination ot a vertically reciprocating plunger and driving stem. togglearms for reciprocating the plunger. a vertically reciprocating presserdoot alongside the plunger and driving Sitlll. a cranl(arm carried with the upper trggle-arm but shorter than it. a link which at its upper end Connects with said crank-arm and which below connerts by a lateral extension with the presaer-toot stem.

8. The combination ot a vertically reciprocating plunger and driving stem. togglearm for reciprocating the plunger. a vertically reciprocating presser-foot alongside the plunger and driving tem. a crank-arm carried with the upper toggle-arm but shorter than it. a link which at its upper end conuetj'ts with said crank-arm and which below connects through a horizontally extending link pivoted to the frame oi the machine. with said presser foot.

9. The combination o'l aettingaleviceza including a vertically reciprocating plunger having a driving stem and operating tiigglearms: a vertically reciprowiting presserd'oot stein on one side of said aetting-devicesz a connected magazine and roadway depending in vertical position on the other ide ot' setting-devices hinged at a point adjacent to the top of the. magazine to wing to and away from said side oi the settingdlevices. the magazine being uppermost and the delivery end oi the roadway extending.undeu the up-position of the driving stem; means for swinging said roadway and magazine to and away from the setting-devices: and operative connections between the toggle and the presserdmit SlElll and magazine respect ively.

10. The combination of settingalevices includin -a verticallv reci )roeating' lunger r having a driving stem and operating togglearma; avert ieally reciprocating presser-foot stem on one side of said setting-devices; a connected magazine and roadway depend ing in vertical position on the other side of aettiug'devices hinged to swing to and away from said side of the settingdevicea, the magazine "being uppermost and the deliverv end of the roadway extending under the tip-position of the dri'v ing stem; means for swinging said roadway and magazine to and away from the settingdcviccs; and operative connections between the toggle and the pres: ei'-t'oot stem and magazine respectively the connection with l the presser-foot stem comprising a relatively short crankwarm carried with the upper toggle-arm, a lateral.extensionfrom the, presserfoot stem and a vertical link connecting said crank arfn and lateral extension, and the crank-arm carried with the upper togglearm, and a link connecting same with an other crank-arm on a rotary osciilatablepin carrying the moving'part, ofthe magazine.

llj The combination of setting-deviccs including a, vertically reciprocating plunger having adriving stem and operating togglearms ,"a vertically reciprocating presser-t'oo: stem on one side of said setting-devices; connected magazine and roadway dependthe setting-devices hinged to swing to and away from said side of the setting-devices, the magazine being uppermost and the delivcr'y end of the roadway extending under the tip-position of the driving stem; operative connections between the toggle and the presser-footf stem-and the magazine respectively; cam-means acting between the plunger and the roadway which swings the roadway away from the driving stem during its descent; meansfor releasahly latching the roadway in its swung away position; and means on the plunger which disengagea the latching means toward the end of the lip-stroke of the plunger when its driving stem above the delivery end of the rea walv, the magazine and roadway having n0rmal tendency to swing toward the settingdevices. 4

12. The combination of an upright piercing point. an apertured presser-foot reciproeatalile in vertical alinement with said pierc ing point. ahorizontally-extending worksupporting har hinged to the machine-frame and extendingbctwecn the piercing pointand pressenfoot where said bar is aperture-d to receive through it the piercing point, said bar-being long and being hinged far away from the piercing point so that it remains substantially horizontal inhinging downward on said point; and means yieldingiy upholding said bar. 13. The combination with a supporting frame, of a setting device movably mounted thereon' and including a plunger, a magazine pivot-ally mounted above its upper end on the frame and swinging toward and from the same, a roadway carried by the lower portion of the magazine and having its lower end swinging toward and from the setting device, and means operating with the plunger and engaging the roadway for swinging the magazine and roadway when the setting device is operated.

14. The combination with a supporting frame, of a setting device movably mounted thereon, a magazine having an upwardly connection with-the magazine comprising a ing in vertical position on the other side ofand rearwa tdly extending bracket pivoted In testimony whereof I afiix my signeon top of the supporting frame, a, roadway ture in presence of two witnesses. depending from the magazine and swinging therewith toward and from th setting de- EDWIN BALL STIMPSON' 5 vice, and means for swinging he magazine Witnesses:

and roadway when the setting device is op- WM. J. MURPHY,

erated. HENRY RAU. 

